Grudge till Death
(Finally open tumblr after so long, the first post I saw was about Oliver and Danny interacting in a gala then I realize that I have free will)
Bruce Wayne is not good with any types of relationship, both famial and romantic.
You can argue that the kids that he adopted or were under his care have turned out greater then life itself.
The first former sidekick to lead the Justice League with ever growing passion, his first Robin that would soon become a mantle.
The reason that Crime Alley was slowly getting better, his Robin that advocates for the innocent and his people even through his death.
The now CEO of Wayne Enterprise with brilliant ideas that would come to reality to will save people in need, his Robin even without the mask still making a change.
You can get the idea.
All his kids and non-kids turned out amazing despite his judgment and the hardships.
Not without fighting, dying, and emotional betrayal from one to another.
Each fight that would make them distant, not for long at least. And each injury that would keep them close.
Their bond was violent and came from strategic approach rather then parental instincts from him, but it was all theirs.
Bruce can safely say that it was the best decision he has made. Not the violence, but the act that he was there in each and every shadow and they will do the same with him.
The manor couldn't be any brighter and livelier since the incident, a proof of their labour. A reason to come home with each violet night.
How can I begin with his love interest.
Don't even get me started with his past lovers with all thier different quirks and personality.
Some and most with violent tendencies that would make a big contrast to his vigilant ego, I'll put that aside for now.
There is only one relationship that he can't save or lack there of, is that with his younger twin brother, Daniel Wayne.
Bruce and Daniel are like two peas in a pod in terms of how their brain works. They both have the fixation on trying to figure out the problem and successfully solving it.
Bruce with his murder mystery kit.
Daniel with his engineering machinery.
Twins are supposedly their other half, the one that shared the same soul with just different bodies. There should be a connection of brotherly love.
But there isn't.
Ever since they were little, they were always fights between them that would cause one of them to wail and cry.
Baby Bruce would steal and drink baby Daniel bottle of milk, once Bruce emptied out his own.
Toddler Daniel will later then hide all of toddler Bruce toys in spite, while innocently playing with his own toys.
Their parents thought it was a great idea to let their boys shared a room despite the clear evidence that they would make their twin's life miserable at the young age of few months old.
It grows worse once their parents was gone. Without their parents actively acting as their mediator, they fight as common as rain in Gotham.
It gets to the point where Alfred makes them have separated rooms, only a half a month after their parents tragic death.
Then two years later, once the boys reach 10 year old, together. It was that dinner time that Daniel ask to live with their aunt Maddie and uncle Jack to Alfred, without even consoling about his twin about it.
Not a proper goodbye from Daniel, just a lack of disturbance that would stretch into his vigilante years.
Daniel cut all contact from both Bruce, unsurprisingly and Alfred, surprisingly.
Now that Bruce mature he begins to crave a connection to his twin that he only spent a decade with.
Bruce doesn't even know if Daniel has live the life the way he wanted to.
Unfortunately and suspiciously there is no records of Daniel Wayne in the system.
Did Daniel reach his own expectations? Did Daniel graduate with as the top 1? Did Daniel have offsprings of his own?
There is not a hint of Daniel Wayne anywhere, not until.
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It was in the early morning, where the batfam already had their breakfast with, of course chaos between each bite of homecook meals.
Surprisingly they have time for all of them to spent a little time together before Duke starts his morning shift.
There, they were now sitting in the living room watching the television like a normal family.
'Which means something big is going to happen' Bruce thought immediately.
Look he knows that it was probably just his paranoia. But if its not then he can thank himself later.
"Jaylad, can you switch to the news, please?" Bruce politely requested to his son, who's closer to the remote.
Jason barely left his eyes on his book "Let Steph do it, I'm busy" He brush off the request as he turns a page from his book.
"Mind you" Stephanie barks a comment, who was having a one sided conversation with Cassandra "I'm busy also"
"Doing what exactly?" Tim raise a brow as he glance away from his gadgets "Mouthing out others?"
"Minding my own business" Stephanie stuck out her tongue "You should try it sometime"
Damian who is starting to get tired from this usual morning bickering from his siblings, actually does what Todd was supposed to do in the first place.
"Thank you, Damian" Bruce appreciate the helpful gesture from his youngest, which the said youngest nods to acknowledge the praise.
They were hit by a male that looks rather similar to Bruce, except he lacks the usual fashion that Bruce likes, all baggy it seems like.
And the lookalike seems to be accompanied by Oliver Queen of all people.
'That's definitely Daniel' Bruce thought to himself, a bittersweet moment to finally see his twin for so long.
"Out of all people?" Damian question the CEO of Master Industrial types of men "Why Queen?"
'Since when did Daniel become CEO?' Bruce seems puzzled as each piece didn't fit all that correctly.
"Ohh gurl, you could do so much better" Stephanie commented like she was watching Alfred's favourite Soap Opera.
'Why him?' Bruce unaware that Tim is studying him throughly 'What's so special about him?'
"Inlove" Cassandra noticed the detail
"Didn't even know that Oli swing that way" Jason now abandoned his book to look at the television with interest.
"Doesn't change, still inlove" Cassandra said as Stephanie makes kissing gestures using her fingertips.
"Does Dinah know about this?" Duke stared at the television with an unreadable expression
"I will be surprised if she didn't, it reaches all the way to Gotham" Dick pipe up
'Its probably just a meet up, a collaboration of such' Bruce sighs internally 'Don't overthink this'
'Unless it states otherwise, we're good' Bruce thought to himself, clearly stopping himself from making assumptions.
And as if the universe and fate wants more chaos, the news shows an update regarding to the CEO of Master and Queen Industrial situation.
Bruce was deadly silent as he blankly stare at the flat screen before standing up and removed himself from the living room, deciding to call Oliver Queen.
He felt the curious glances from his kids and non-kids on his back as he made his way out to dial that idiot's number.
Wellll that's just say it was a colourful conversation on the phone.
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Meme time!!
Didn't know that there is a picture limit ᴖ̈











